Shloka 64
अध्याय ९५: चित्राङ्गदस्य गन्धर्वेण सह संग्रामः तथा विचित्रवीर्यस्य राज्याभिषेकः
Chitrāṅgada’s duel with the Gandharva and Vicitravīrya’s consecration
एवंविधाश्षाप्यपरे देवकल्पा महारथा: । जाता मनोरन्ववाये ऐलवंशविवर्धना:,ऐसे ही और भी कितने ही देवतुल्य महारथी मनुवंशमें उत्पन्न हुए थे, जो महाराज पुरूरवाके वंशकी वृद्धि करनेवाले थे
evaṃvidhāś cāpy apare devakalpā mahārathāḥ | jātā manor anvavāye ailavaṃśavivardhanāḥ ||
अशा प्रकारे मनूच्या वंशात देवतुल्य पराक्रमी असे अनेक महारथी जन्मास आले; ते ऐल (पुरूरवा) वंशाची वृद्धी करणारे होते.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the Mahābhārata’s emphasis on lineage and responsibility: exceptional individuals arise within a dynastic succession and are remembered for strengthening and sustaining the inherited order (vaṃśa), a key aspect of righteous kingship.
Vaiśampāyana continues a genealogical account, stating that many other godlike great warriors were born in Manu’s line and that they contributed to the growth and prominence of the Aila dynasty associated with Purūravas.